Team Work
REFLECTION PAPER INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT ORGS – 5100
Submitted by: VIKRAM KATTUPUTHUR PRASANNA STUDENT ID: 212448858
Submitted to:
PROF. CHARLENE ZIETSMA
My reflection paper is classified along the following lines.
The above model draws form ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Understanding and Managing Life at Work, EIGHTH EDITION by Gary Johns and Alan Saks and has been trifurcated stage wise in relation to the game, Forbidden Island.
The pre- game scenario began with FORMING. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t have a clue as regards “Forbidden Island” and wasn’t too familiar with many board or card games. My initial response to the allocation of group members was rather lukewarm due to the presence of one familiar person and the other group members all relatively unknown to me. There was a stark contrast in backgrounds and ethnicities in our “informal” setting. I quickly realized that one of my team members was a long-time resident of Canada and related one of the treasures (the Earth stone ) to a football and the conversation was soon about the upcoming Superbowl Series .This was the ice breaker we all needed to kick-start our activity.
The one thing that figured in all our minds was ambiguity as regards the game its rules and objectives and roles and responsibilities (individual and collective). Looking beyond the game, this ambiguity prevails at both levels for short, medium and long term goals.
During December 2011, as a hotelier by profession, I was faced with the challenge of a new legislation based on a 300% increase in Property tax. For the first time, this situation warranted a group of competing hoteliers meeting at a venue to discuss our predicament. Most of the group had never met each other before. The tension and uncertainty was evident in the faces and body language of all participants. STORMING:
Two group members began by
Submitted by: VIKRAM KATTUPUTHUR PRASANNA STUDENT ID: 212448858
Submitted to:
PROF. CHARLENE ZIETSMA
My reflection paper is classified along the following lines.
The above model draws form ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Understanding and Managing Life at Work, EIGHTH EDITION by Gary Johns and Alan Saks and has been trifurcated stage wise in relation to the game, Forbidden Island.
The pre- game scenario began with FORMING. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t have a clue as regards “Forbidden Island” and wasn’t too familiar with many board or card games. My initial response to the allocation of group members was rather lukewarm due to the presence of one familiar person and the other group members all relatively unknown to me. There was a stark contrast in backgrounds and ethnicities in our “informal” setting. I quickly realized that one of my team members was a long-time resident of Canada and related one of the treasures (the Earth stone ) to a football and the conversation was soon about the upcoming Superbowl Series .This was the ice breaker we all needed to kick-start our activity.
The one thing that figured in all our minds was ambiguity as regards the game its rules and objectives and roles and responsibilities (individual and collective). Looking beyond the game, this ambiguity prevails at both levels for short, medium and long term goals.
During December 2011, as a hotelier by profession, I was faced with the challenge of a new legislation based on a 300% increase in Property tax. For the first time, this situation warranted a group of competing hoteliers meeting at a venue to discuss our predicament. Most of the group had never met each other before. The tension and uncertainty was evident in the faces and body language of all participants. STORMING:
Two group members began by
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